20th century & contemporary classical music books

2375 books were found.

Letters of Ralph Vaughan Williams, 1895-1958

Letters of Ralph Vaughan Williams, 1895-1958

Author: Hugh Cobbe (, Formerly Head of British Collections, British Library)
ISBN: 9780199257973
Format: Hardback
$484.95

This selection of 750 of Ralph Vaughan Williams' letters, introduced and annotated, provides insights on his early...  Read More >>

Britten on Music

Britten on Music

Author: Kildea
ISBN: 9780199550975
Format: Paperback
$148.95

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William Grant Still

William Grant Still

Author: Catherine Parsons Smith
ISBN: 9780252033223
Format: Hardback
$102.96

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The Charles Ives Tunebook, Second Edition

The Charles Ives Tunebook, Second Edition

Author: Clayton W. Henderson
ISBN: 9780253350909
Format: Hardback
$131.87

Since the celebration of his centennial in 1974, Charles Ives has become an iconic figure in the history of music;...  Read More >>

The Spacious Firmament

The Spacious Firmament

Author: Gabriel Jackson
ISBN: 9780193363236
Format: Book
$27.17

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Discover Music of the Twentieth Century

Discover Music of the Twentieth Century

Author: David McCleery
ISBN: 9781843792376
Format: Paperback
$26.37

Leads readers through the diverse, innovative and controversial musical history of the twentieth century. This book...  Read More >>

Tanglewood: A Group Memoir

Tanglewood: A Group Memoir

Author: Peggy Daniel ,  James Levine
ISBN: 9781574671674
Format: Hardback
$79.07

A 'documentary' coffee-table that tells the story of Tanglewood - the summer home of the Boston Symphony since 1935....  Read More >>

The Music of Hugh Wood

The Music of Hugh Wood

Author: Edward Venn
ISBN: 9780754650294
Format: Hardback
$315.00

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Sleep

Sleep

Author: Richard Causton
ISBN: 9780193359871
Format: Book
$20.05

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Rachmaninoff: The Last of the Great Romantics

Rachmaninoff: The Last of the Great Romantics

Author: Michael Scott
ISBN: 9780750943765
Format: Hardback
$105.47

A revealing insight into Rachmaninoff's intense and often melodramatic life  Read More >>

Prokofiev's Piano Sonatas: A Guide for the Listener and the Performer

Prokofiev's Piano Sonatas: A Guide for the Listener...

Author: Boris Berman
ISBN: 9780300114904
Format: Hardback
$92.40

An authoritative guide to Prokofiev’s nine piano sonatas by the pianist and teacher Boris Berman  Read More >>

Diaries 1915–1923: Behind the Mask

Diaries 1915–1923: Behind the Mask

Author: Sergey Prokofiev ,  Anthony Phillips
ISBN: 9780801447020
Format: Hardback
$145.20

""'To go to America!' Here was wretchedness; there life brimming over... Such was the flag under which I greeted...  Read More >>

Charles Ives Omnibus

Charles Ives Omnibus

Author: James M. Burk
ISBN: 9781576471197
Format: Hardback
$253.44

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Inside the Recording Studio: Working with Callas, Rostropovich, Domingo, and the Classical Elite

Inside the Recording Studio: Working with Callas, Rostropovich,...

Author: Peter Andry ,  Robin Stringer
ISBN: 9780810860261
Format: Paperback
$92.95

Record producer Peter Andry recounts his experiences over 50 years in the classical music industry in Inside the...  Read More >>

Off Key: When Film and Music Won't Work Together

Off Key: When Film and Music Won't Work Together

Author: Kay Dickinson (Lecturer, Department of Media and Communications, Lecturer, Department of Media and Communications, Goldsmiths College, University of London)
ISBN: 9780195326642
Format: Paperback
$57.95

"In Off Key, Kay Dickinson offers a compelling study of how certain alliances of music and film are judged aesthetic...  Read More >>

Nor-tec Rifa!: Electronic Dance Music from Tijuana to the World

Nor-tec Rifa!: Electronic Dance Music from Tijuana to...

Author: Alejandro L. Madrid (Assistant Professor, Latin American and Latino Studies, Assistant Professor, Latin American and Latino Studies, University of Illinois at Chicago)
ISBN: 9780195342628
Format: Paperback
$64.95

At the dawn of the twenty-first century, the Nor-tec phenomenon emerged from the border city of Tijuana and through...  Read More >>

Claude Debussy

Claude Debussy

Author: Paul Roberts ,  HDR Visual Communication
ISBN: 9780714835129
Format: Paperback
$39.47

An intimate biography of this innovative and troubled composer.  Read More >>

Sergey Prokofiev: Diaries 1915-1923: Behind the Mask

Sergey Prokofiev: Diaries 1915-1923: Behind the Mask...

Author: Sergey Prokofiev ,  Anthony Phillips
ISBN: 9780571226306
Format: Hardback
$89.99

A fascinating chronicle covering momentous events in Russia, Western Europe and America.  Read More >>

The Boy Who Cried Freebird: Rock & Roll Fables and Sonic Storytelling

The Boy Who Cried Freebird: Rock & Roll Fables and Sonic...

Author: Mitch Myers
ISBN: 9780061139024
Format: Paperback
$39.47

This freewheeling, insightful, and imaginative collection of edgy and offbeat features includes artist profiles...  Read More >>

Beyond The Art of Finger Dexterity: Reassessing Carl Czerny

Beyond The Art of Finger Dexterity: Reassessing Carl...

Author: David Gramit (Customer) ,  Alice M. Hanson (Contributor)
ISBN: 9781580462501
Format: Hardback
$198.00

The first English-language book on Czerny, and the broadest survey of his activity in any language.  Read More >>

Carl Nielsen Studies: Volume 3

Carl Nielsen Studies: Volume 3

Author: Niels Krabbe ,  Dr. Niels Krabbe
ISBN: 9780754665588
Format: Paperback
$90.99

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The Composer as Intellectual: Music and Ideology in France 1914-1940

The Composer as Intellectual: Music and Ideology in...

Author: Jane Fulcher
ISBN: 9780195342963
Format: Paperback
$85.95

In The Composer as Intellectual, musicologist Jane Fulcher reveals the extent to which leading French composers...  Read More >>

Musical Symbolism in the Operas of Debussy and Bartok: Trauma, Gender, and the Unfolding of the Unconscious

Musical Symbolism in the Operas of Debussy and Bartok:...

Author: Elliot Antokoletz
ISBN: 9780195365825
Format: Paperback
$111.95

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Nor-tec Rifa!: Electronic Dance Music from Tijuana to the World

Nor-tec Rifa!: Electronic Dance Music from Tijuana to...

Author: Alejandro L. Madrid (Assistant Professor, Latin American and Latino Studies, Assistant Professor, Latin American and Latino Studies, University of Illinois at Chicago)
ISBN: 9780195326376
Format: Hardback
$170.95

At the dawn of the twenty-first century, the Nor-tec phenomenon emerged from the border city of Tijuana and through...  Read More >>

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